Andover’s ‘More Fun on 81’ activities scheduled June 1-2

Saturday

May 25, 2013 at 11:00 AM

Salute to Veterans, Aisle of Flags planned

Andover’s “More Fun on 81” Festival will be held June 1-2 and will include a Salute to Veterans and dedication of the block-long Aisle of Flags at 10:30 Sunday morning. There wil be a special tribute to veterans of all wars, a color guard and speaker from the Rock Island Arsenal. Music will be provided by soloist Deanna Swanson, soloist, and Roger Stancliff on bagpipes. For over a year, people in the Andover community have been raising money to install a sidewalk and Aisle of Flags south of the Veterans’ Memorial at Andover Lake Park. Other highlights of the weekend include a band concert at 3 p.m. Saturday by the Blackhawk Pipes & Drums of the Quad Cities. The band began in 2000 under the sponsorship of the Scottish American Society of the Quad Cities. Their music consists of marches in 2/4, 4/4, and 6/4 time and their own mixture of reels, jigs, hornpipe, and slow airs. Their Tartan is the Scottish Blackwatch. Those attending should bring a lawn chair to hear the Blackhawk band and other Saturday programs including Taekwon martial arts at 2 p.m., talent show at 4 p.m., Orion Community Band concert at 6 p.m. and a cash drawing at 7 p.m. From 5 to 7 p.m. there will be a pork chop supper and ice cream social. Other events on Saturday include an antique lawn and farm tractor show from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (also Sunday, same hours), area youth ball tournament at 8 a.m. (also Sunday at 10 a.m.), and a fishing derby for kids ages 4-15 from 9-11 a.m. From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday there will be an art show & crafts (also Sunday from 9 a.m to noon), quilt show and quilting demonstrations, photograph display, open house at the Andover Historical Museum featuring pioneer craft making for families, and an open house at Jenny Lind Chapel hosted by the Augustana Scandinavian Association and featuring the collection of the world-famous Jenny Lind portraits, photos and other memorabilia. Also on Saturday, there will be a homemade pie and sandwich stand open at 11 a.m., horseshoeing demonstrations and Smart Bus for Kids 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and kids bouncy house from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.Also on Sunday there will be a biscuits and gravy breakfast from 7 a.m. to noon, a community worship service in the park at 9 a.m., and a Blessing of Pets at noon.Contact phone numbers are: antique lawn and farm tractor show, (309) 521-7262, art show and crafts, (309) 521-8132 or (309) 269-8379, and talent show., (309) 521-8778 or (309) 521-8608. The full schedule is at www.morefunon81festival/.